"Incredible" Izuku swiveled in the chair and faced his father. He felt bare with only the gown on. Hisashi's eyes brightened as he stared at the screen
"What do you mean?" Izuku asked the elder Midoriya
"Your quirk seems to be separate from your genes" Izuku looked puzzled as his father glanced over at him. A smirk appearing on the older Midoriya's face
"Quirk theories all state that all quirks are genetic mutations in the body creating different effects. Its like you produce two heartbeats one for yourself and your quirk. They exist simultaneously in the body creating mutations and quirks. Yours however is different"
"Wha..what do you-you mean" Izuku felt a tiny hint of dread
"Your genes have no genetic marker depicting a mutation however, the marker appears when your quirk activated. Essentially, you have a quirk that exists separate from your body. You are still marked as quirkless but you have a quirk. I have never seen anything like this it is truly incredible"
Izuku stared at his hands in thought. He had a quirk now but even with that he wondered if it would be like before or better since he was still technically quirkless
"If I were to hypothesize i'd say your quirk is exists on a different or invisible plane like a hidden closet only you can open"
"Is that even possible?"
"Sure, I knew a guy who had a quirk that let him split space and travel through. I wonder if yours is similar, though the sword would be hard to explain. Can you try to activate it again, Zuk?" His father had taken to calling him that recently.
"I don't know"
"Remember the feeling you had during the test" Izuku hesitated briefly "don't worry son, ill be here if anything happens"Izuku nodded at his father
Closing his eyes he concentrated on what transpired feeling of despair and pain he felt in the moment came back to him and he immersed himself in it.
...
His father had been wrong at that time. His quirk wasn't in another plane nor did it even exist in an invisible world. Rather Izuku's quirk was in his own mind, a seemingly present pocket dimension littered with his dreams and regrets. Each one taking form in his world, all of them becoming some weapons he had seen, heard of and even read. Nothing here was supposed to be real but, everything was real and could appear in the real world at his call
Ironic, that the quirkless boy would love quirks so much he would have a quirk that made it possible for him to wield any quirk he saw fit.
"Well isn't this insulting" the dark beast shrunk leaving only its winged humanoid form. Its red eyes roving over the teen, taunting his creator
"The boss man about to lose to a telepathic quirk and such a weak one at that..arent you pathetic"
Izuku glared back and started walking away, his eyes roaming the field searching for a weapon to help break out of the mind control
The beast hovered around Izuku "although I could help out"
Izuku halted and turned slowly
"You want to help me. Isn't that kind of you Nocte"
"IZUKU IS ALMOST OUT OF BOUNDS" the words echoed all around and Izuku could feel and see himself moving while he was still inside his world. Nocte's black lips stretched past his ears, mimicking a Cheshire grin
"Well despite everything we both hate losing and I am you" Izuku frowned at that
"Sorry I am your past" Nocte's mocking voice dripped with hatred as he floated off his feet circling the boy "I am all the pain you kept inside while that idiot taunted us, all the rage you kept bottled when they laughed at us and all the evil you hid when you thought they weren't watching" Izuku clenched his fists
He knew the words from Nocte were right. He had found out when he entered his world that each weapon created was from a certain aspect of his thoughts and desires. Nocte was the sum of all the pain, humiliation and rage he endured growing up. It had festered and grown to the point where it was one of the most powerful entities in his arsenal as well as the one he hated the most to use because of what it represented to him. But now was not the time for regrets, he had to win
"I am the only one who can do this you, don't forget we have to get Kaachan for what he did to our friend" The words sent a shiver down Izuku's spine. Flexing his jaw, he turned to the floating being
"Come to me Nocte"
...
"What the hell? Is he gonna just lose like that" Mineta's expression mirrored the entire viewing class. The most powerful student had been rendered ineffective and was currently on his way out.
"What did that guy do to him?" Momo heard Mina ask and wondered the same.
What indeed had happened down there?
She couldn't help but wonder how Izuku would react if he actually lost.
Would he rampage or break down like she did?
No, he hadn't lost yet how could she think like that...
Besides he said he would win...
"Izuku wont lose" everyone who heard peered suspiciously at the brunette. This was the second time she was calling him by his first name and also she was declaring he wouldn't lost even though it seemed clear he was going to.
"DEKU IS GONNA LOSE PONYTAIL!" She glared at Bakugo with such intensity, he looked surprised. None of them knew what was going on with her and much less about this newfound closeness she had with the green haired teen
"Wait guys something is happening?" Kaminari called out and pointed at the big screen. Momo looked and indeed something was happening. She could only gape in surprise at what occurred next
...
Shinso smirked as Midoriya walked away heading to the edge of the stage. He remembered how cocky he was and was relishing the look on his face when he let the brainwashing go. As he watched in anticipation, something rose from Midoriya's feet and latched into his arm. It was a swirling black mass that rose slowly until it completely engulfed his right arm. Shinso gaped as he saw the mass hobble sharply and heard a loud crunching sound coming from the engulfed arm
Midoriya stopped instantly, just a feet from the edge, as the mass slowly sunk back and settled on the ground beside him. Shinso staggered back in horror as he saw that Izuku's entire arm was mangled and bleeding. It hung uselessly at his side
"WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED DID HE DESTROY HIS OWN ARM?"
"It would seem it was to break the mind control, though effective, its clearly illogical"
Izuku spun away from the edge of the stage and glared at the swirling mass
"You overdid it you prick" the mass swirled out as if mocking him. It began to grow and rise, shaping into a pure black tall muscular humanoid figure . Shinso couldn't move, the surprise stopping him
"Get here and fix it, idiot" the venom raw in his voice as Nocte's arm burst into tentacles that wrapped around the arm. Izuku bit his tongue as he felt the bones being shifted around, tissue and vessel were forcefully knitted together. As the tentacles reformed into a hand, Izuku looked at his fixed arm. It was fixed well but had scars running along his arm, mainly on his hand
Izuku cursed at his scarred arm and flipped off Nocte.
"This is what I get for bringing you out"
Shinso blanched as the figure's face split with a toothless mouth appearing as it spoke
"It was fun for me" the distorted voice called out
Izuku shook his head and turned his glare to Shinso. The purple haired boy took an unconscious step back at the pure hatred in his glare
"You did this" he powerwalked towards him. Shinso panicked , stepping back more as the teen came closer
"Calm down, we can talk about this right?" Izuku ignored him . The black figure grew wings and floated up hovering towards him.
"Do you think hurting me will prove you are strong?" Izuku was a few feet away and Shinso realized he had moved to the edge of the field in fear
"Your friend was pathetic wasn't she?" Izuku broke into a sprint and Shinso swung a weak punch which he ducked under and punched Shinso in his abdomen. Twisting his body, Izuku swung through the impact throwing Shinso out of bounds.
"Izuku Midoriya wins"
"WOW HE MANAGED TO TURN THINGS AROUND YOU COULD SAY THINGS CAME AROUND FULL CIRCLE"
AIzawa groaned not bothering to comment at his friend's bad use of puns
...
Shinso bowed his head in defeat not noticing the boy glaring down at him
"You should train your body and learn how to actually fight, maybe then you wont be a one trick pony" Shinso's eyes widened as he heard the harsh advice from the teen who turned away from him. The words resonating in his mind.
Izuku huffed at the grinning Nocte
"Go back" he muttered as the beast threw its hands up and melted into his shadow. Humming in satisfaction, Izuku walked off the stage
...
"What are you doing?" Izuku glared up at the brunette who had slid into the seat opposite him. It was a break and he had thought it better to get some food in his system, because he was in for an uphill battle after drawing Todoroki. As usual everyone avoided his table like the plague but without Pony, he was alone until his class president had the bright idea to come disturb his newfound peace
"Im eating lunch" her tone was all proper and high class
"I can see that, but why are you doing that infront of me?" she turned her nose up at the teen who glared right back
"I just thought it was pathetic for you to be seen all alone in the midst of such a grand occasion" Izuku just gaped
Had she just called him pathetic?...
"Everyone needs a friend especially when they are alone" Izuku jolted back to reality at that
"Huh, we are not friends"
"Really, I seem to think the opposite, besides don't friends help each other out" Izuku frowned in thought
"Yes but..." a vein popped in his forehead
"Don't friends go out of their way to ensure their friend is alright"
"Sure but..."another vein popped
"You did all that for me so there, I accept your friendship" she took her fork ignoring the teen with the open mouth.
"Urgh, I cant deal with this" he rubbed his temple "Fine do what you want just don't...hey what are you all doing here?"
More trays were placed as the seats around him were filled
"Sweet spot, thanks for getting it Yaomomo" Ashido beamed at the smiling brunette
"Actually, I was..." Izuku was ignored
"Yea, we can all fit here, you have outdone yourself again as a leader and friend" Iida bowed
"But I was the one who..."was he invisible
"Did you see how the crowd reacted to our match?" Ochako nudged Iida
"Yes it was truly delightful. I only wished you would have showcased your skill in full and i apologize for hurting you" Ochako waved the boy away
"Its nothing, but you were so awesome, speeding around like a jet"
"Yea he was like a jet, I wonder if he is also that fast in..." Mina slapped the tiny pervert over his bald head
"hehe" Kaminari laughed and Jirou smacked him on the shoulder
Izuku just sighed in defeat
Great now, they are ignoring me.
He felt someone's eyes on him and looked up only to see Momo turn away quickly
How odd, he turned only to see Jirou glaring at him
Okay, what the hell is happening?...
He glared right back and the girl huffed
Izuku rolled his eyes
So now im getting angry glares from girls I don't even know well
"Midoriya" the conversations going on stopped as everyone looked at the newcomer
Izuku turned at the glaring teen
"Todoroki, whats up?" Izuku swore Todoroki had an angry tick after he said that
"Can we talk in private?" Izuku shrugged and got up. Todoroki turned and walked towards the exit with Izuku following.
"What did you think that was about?" Mineta asked curiously
" I don't know, I may have to do with their match"
"I got it Todoroki wants to bet" Kaminari added his insight
"That ridiculous he isn't the betting type" Mina added. Kaminari however got a serious look on his face
"Hear me out, what if Todoroki likes Pony and wants her, maybe he wants her and realized this was the only way to do it"
Everyone facepalmed at the most electrifying teen in the class.
Only Jirou noticed that Momo was quiet and kept glancing worriedly in the direction Izuku had gone off
...
Is he going to confess? Izuku thought as he leaned on the wall opposite the glaring Shouto
" Well what do you need Todo..."
"You know about quirk marriages" Izuku was caught off guard
"Yes, I do. Why is that relevant?"
"My father has always had one goal in life, to surpass All Might"
"Okay that isn't new information, what does that have to do with quirk marriages?"
"My father married my mother because of her quirk. Her quirk combined with his would create an unstoppable quirk. You see even he knew surpassing All Might was impossible and so he used my mother to create weapons. Weapons with the best quirk, one that would surpass all might's power"
"Im guessing that ultimate goal of his is now yours"
"Yes and no" Izuku's brow furrowed at that
"I fully intend to surpass All Might but not for him, no because it was my own goal. And I plan to do it without his quirk"
"So that was why you didn't use it then? You don't even realize it do you" Izuku laughed incredulously
"Pardon me" Izuku sighed in exasperation
"So you are only going to use your ice huh. Well news flash, you wont stand a chance against me if that's what you are going for"
"What do you mean?" Shouto's gaze was cold
"I mean i'll crush your frost flakes, if you don't come at me with your full strength" Izuku spat out and walked off. Leaving the fuming boy behind
...
Bakugo was many things, brash, violent, smart, rude and headstrong. But accepting wasn't one of those. And he would never accept the fact that Izuku "Deku" Midoriya was better than him. Yes, Deku had a crazy powerful quirk
Yes he was filthy rich
Yes he obliterated him during both events
But he could never beat him one on one
No way, Bakugo would crush him infront of everyone to finally prove he was better. Even after 4 years he was sure Deku was still the same quirk loving tick that stuck to anyone who so much as liked him. That horse girl was proof. They were stuck hip to hip like how he was with Bakugo when they were kids
"Now to begin the next round
Bakugo Katsuki vs Ejirou Kirishima"
He growled and got up making his way from the stands. As he was about to pass the entrance, his eyes met the emerald eyes of his former friend. Both teens stopped, the tension palpable. They were both lost in the tirade of emotions. Bakugo feeling anger and rage while Midoriya felt disgust and pure disdain for the other. Midoriya stepped aside and let Bakugo pass by but not before whispering to the teen
"Ill break you"
...
"What?" Izuku felt the brunette glaring at him all the while they were watching Bakugo mop the floor with Kirishima. The boy barely attacked as Bakugo keep attacking till he broke through and finished him off. Izuku felt the heat from the glare and turned to face the girl
"What do you want?"
"What happened between you and Todoroki?" He turned back in thought
"It's personal I cant tell you that"
"Cant or wont?"
"I cant tell you" he enunciated each word to carry the point across. She pouted and turned away. Izuku shook his head
How long had it been since he spoke to her in the bathroom cause somehow it seemed the two were acting like lifelong friends. Or was it that they just that compatible but never realized it. He glanced at her but turned away when his eyes lingered too long on her impressive chest. He was a hormonal teen sure but despite what it seemed had issues admitting attraction to the other sex simply because he had no experience of the sort. He was rich, powerful and he knew he had a boyish charm about him. Was he interested in her that way? He wasn't sure. He only knew he had no problems being around her and she seemed okay around him.
Well for today that is...
Shaking his head, he got up and stretched.
"Time to go to work" he muttered to no one in particular and walked off. Todoroki's earlier conversation on his mind. He knew the boy had issues but with what he told him, it was far worse than he thought. He wondered if his father knew about this. He would have to ask him about that later
"Midoriya" he swore that voice was probably how angels sounded
"Momo?" he turned to the approaching girl. She came in close, too close, and reached for his right hand. Clasping her hands around it, she traced the scar that had been made on it.
"Please promise me you won't get hurt again" He was about to make snarky remark but froze when he saw her raise her face to his. Izuku felt his heart fall at the look she gave him. She was so worried and cared too much about him.
Was he even worthy of this much concern. He doubted that very much.
He couldn't move in that moment only stood watching her.
"I don't know if I can promise that but ill tell you what, ill try as much as I can to come out of it unscathed. But I do have to win and I doubt Todoroki will allow that" He slid his hand out her grasp as the announcement was made for him to head to the field.
"I have to go" He walked backwards slowly before turning and jogging away. Momo Yaoyorozu took a deep breath to calm herself down
"Yaomomo" she turned to face Jirou who was watching her with concern writing all over her face
"Yes" her voice was a bit high
"Are you ok?" Momo nodded quickly
"Im fine so lets head back and watch the match" Jirou peered at her friend who walked past her. She knew what was happening and for some reason she didn't like it one bit.
Midoriya Izuku huh...
...
Izuku rounded the corner and nearly collided into the huge body of Endeavor but he swiftly sidestepped the hero and made to walk away
"Izuku Midoriya right?" the teen stopped and spun.
"Enji Todoroki right?" Endeavor frowned at the words and the sarcasm in the teens voice.
"Yes, my boy Shouto will be fighting you soon, I hope you can give him a good challenge. I've seen your performances and im sure you will get him to use his full power"
"Look here Endeavor, im not a pawn for you to use on Todoroki and most importantly if I do get him to use his full power it wont be because of you"
"How insolent, who are you to.."
"Talk back to a man who destroyed his children's lives over an unhealthy obsession?or is it the hero who just couldn't make it to the top and had to settle for looking at All Might's broad back for all his life"
Endeavor shifted and immediately Izuku had materialized benihime. The hero stopped as he felt the cold blade touching his neck.
"I dare you to try anything, I promise you wont walk away in one piece and besides the number two hero attacking his son's classmate would be quite the news headline this evening"
Endeavor's eyes radiated fury as Izuku let go of the sword, as it burst into red light. He gave a mocking bow to hero and walked off
Endeavor hit the wall in rage
Izuku Midoriya would pay one day for insulting him...
...
Izuku stood there picking his nose
Shouto stood at the ready
"Fight" He shot his maximum ice at izuku, who barely glanced his way. The ice engulfed the boy completely and grew up to half the height of the stadium
"NOT AGAIN!"
"At least he held back this time"
Shouto kept his gaze on the ice and waited but nothing happened.
"Well it seems..that Izu.." a loud clang reverberated from the towering ice stopping Midnight in her speech
"I told you already Todoroki" Izuku's voice rang out from the ice "i'll crush your frost flakes, if you don't come at me with your full strength" A brilliant tower of flames burst out of the ice, melting it instantly emitting steam all over. Todoroki squinted through the steam and saw Izuku, one hand in his pocket the other around the long hilt of a halberd that had a huge pentagon shaped blade.
Shouto went on full alert as Izuku turned the sword up and began to spin it at the hilt around his fingers. The speed increased quickly, blowing away the steam
"So what is it gonna be?"
Shouto shot a huge glacier of ice at Izuku who grinned
"The hard way then" stopping the spin, he swung the halberd in the direction of the ice. Shouto gaped as a huge sea of flames burst forth engulfing his ice and shooting at him. He brought up a thick ice wall infront of him as the flames hit. The searing heat burned through the ice quickly and he kept infusing more ice into the wall as it got melted away. Seconds later, the torrent stopped and Shouto stopped the ice, which melted from the heat around
Shouto noted that the temperature of Izuku's flames was even more than his father's
Izuku slung the halberd over his shoulders
"So are you ready to go full power or do I have to introduce you to Banryuu's intimate side. I promise it's an enlightening experience"Izuku's confident tone carrying across the stage
Shouto aimed both hands and shot ice at Izuku, who sighed and swung the halberd spewing more flames, as Shouto kept shooting out ice.
How annoying, he thought as he kept melting the ice Shouto shot out. The attacks stopped and Izuku saw Shouto was panting lightly.
"Really is that it?"
"Hehe not really" Izuku face stayed neutral. As Todoroki sent a wave of ice across the floor that branched away from Izuku.
How odd
"You lose Midoriya" Izuku looked down as the ice engulfed his feet from behind and grew over his body
No way he thought as the ice engulfed his arms, stopping him from using Banryuu
"NO WAY TODO..." Ice covered Izuku's head. Shouto straightened and made his way to the frozen boy. He touched the ice and smirked lightly when he heard no movement. As he turned to ask Midnight to declared the results when he saw the skies changing. A storm cloud materialized too fast for him to heard the beginnings of a thunderstorm and glared around confused
"I THOUGHT WE HAD CLEAR SKIES ALL DAY"
"I don't think it's the weather"
Shouto swore as he thought about what Mr. Aizawa said. This didn't seem like the weather. Then that would mean. Gaping in horror, he heard the loud rumbling and jumped back as a huge thunder bolt struck the frozen teen, causing an explosion of ice and causing the stadium to shake
Izuku stepped out of the smoke and patted himself down. Ice break off his body
"That was unexpected but now I attack" Izuku shot forward, swinging the halberd. Shouto slid under, using his ice skate away creating some distance. Izuku spun Banryuu, the flames swirling on top of it, growing into a ball of hot flames
"HELLBLAZE" he shouted and swung the halberd firing the ball at Shouto, who brought up a thick wall of ice . Fire and Ice collided in an explosion of air, and steam.
Shouto felt the ball burning through his thick continuous wall
"I told you already you cant without your full power"
"Ill never use it" Shouto yelled back
"Use your flames you idiot" izuku yelled enraged by the teen's stupidity
"Ill never use his quirk" The ball of flame exploded against the wall covering the whole place in rising steam
Shouto stood panting his eyes on an approaching Izuku
"His quirk really, you are really dumb. You claim you want to live against his wishes and free of him yet here you are, unable to use your quirk because of your hatred for him. For someone who wants to live his own life you sure are stuck in your fathers shadow"
"Did he put you up to this"
"No you idiot, im saying this because its your quirk not his, not anyone's, its your quirk"
Shouto froze at Izuku's words
"Its your power so use it because its yours not his"
A memory of his mother and him watching All Might passed through his head. Shouto remembered the words he spoke that day.
Yes he didn't want to be a hero because of his father, he wanted to be a hero because that was his dream. This power was his to use regardless of who he got it from. It was always his. A tiny smile appeared on his face as he let go of his control.
The flames blazed out and wild
"AHH SO HOT, IM COOKING IN HERE"
"He finally uses it" Aizawa was watching this match very closely
So the problem child did something good today
Izuku's broke out into a smile as banryuu burst into golden light
"Hello" he called out at the smiling flame user
"You helped your opponent, who's the one playing here?" Shouto asked his smile still showing. Izuku shrugged as a black portal opened above him
"I don't know but what im sure of is that, I can finally let loose" he stretched out his hand
"Come BLADE OF TATHAGATA"